Ideas for modern wallpaper design

Vintage Wallpaper may sound like an oxymoron if you associate wallcoverings with that outdated, stuffy, impossible-to-remove chintz from your great grandmother's house. But wallpaper, and perhaps the design industry in general, is simultaneously loosening up and embracing nostalgia. Tribal Black Gold Wallpaper : Modern wallpaper is trending (maybe it never even went away), and we're here for it. As Wood Wallpaper and wallpaper extraordinaire Danielle Colding tells House Beautiful, “everything that’s old is new again,” and “there are no rules anymore.” Learn how to freshen up Abstract Wallpaper with some clever styling tips and get inspired by gorgeous rooms that revolve around modern wallpaper with the twenty examples below.

Stylish minimalism: In the bedroom, wallpaper the headboard of the bed with dark herringbone wood-look wallpaper. Botanical Wallpaper remaining walls should be painted in a pleasant cornflower blue. Those wishing to create a sense of magical depth could choose a wallpaper with a black background and a silver pattern for the bathroom. Bathroom ceramics are presented in a glossy white.

Metallic colours: Modern wallpapers in trendy metallic colours such as rose gold, copper bronze or aluminium lend the room a touch of elegance and provide subtle luxury. Match the colour of your home accessories to the colour of the wallpaper.

The toilet as its own universe: WCs don't have to be boring and functional. Velvety textured surfaces in bright hues of purple are just as much an option as touches of gold or modern wallpaper prints in the style of antique masterpieces.

Floral and botanical patterns in XXL: A feature wall in black/grey/white with a soft or abstractly drawn large-scale flower or plant design is all that is needed to create a fascinatingly artistic atmosphere in the room, e.g. in the living and dining room or in the office.